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ID

City

Bank

Date Den. Cr.

Haxby

Description

Grade

Price

MA81600 Bingham Hingham Bank 1860 $5 Unl 685-S5a Prepared by New England Bank Note Co. with full margins; green lathework under-printing outlining F I V E obverse XF/AU $250
MA67499 Blackstone Worchester County Bank 1854 $3 Unl 90-S5 A New England Bank Note Co. rendering with full irregular margins, E/T, good centering, usual soil F+ $135
MA67509 Blackstone Worchester County Bank 18-- $5 Unl 90-N5 By Balch, Stiles & Co. listed as SENC, unattributed and not genuine in Haxby; uniform full margins, and centering Ch XF $105
MA79060 Boston Cochituate Bank 1853 $1 C-601 130-G2a This is a common note by NEBNCo. in the usual grade with full irregular margins, and good centering F+ $45
MA79070 Boston Cochituate Bank 1853 $2 C-603 130-G4a A Rawdon, Wright, Hatch & Edison prepared note with full small margins and the red TWO overprint AU $95
MA81550 Boston Cochituate Bank 1853 $3 C-605 130-G6a A less common note in hi grade with full varying size margins, good centering, the red THREE variety AU+ $135
MA85361 Boston Cochituate Bank 1853 $5 C-608 130-G8a The narrow FIVE variety with uniform full margins, well centered and a red FIVE overprint Ch XF/AU $95
MA81000 Boston Cochituate Bank 1851 $5 C-608 130-G8a A specimen with a lot of wear and full margins, well centered, the red FIVE overprint variety F $40
MA85351 Boston Cochituate Bank 1853 $5 Unl 130-G8c This is the red wide F I V E overprint variety with small full uniform margins, well centered & clean Ch XF $90
MA81570 Boston Cochituate Bank 1853 $5 Unl 130-G8c A very clean example of the red wide F I V E overprint variety with full semi-uniform margins & well centered VF $75
MA36427 Boston Cochituate Bank 1853 $10 C-616 130-G10a Engraved by Rawdon, Wright, Hatch & Edison, this note displays fairly uniform margins & good centering, light toning XF $80
MA64098 Boston Cochituate Bank 1853 $5 C-609 130-G8d A great ship vignette on a note with a bright obverse, some soil reverse, small full uniform margins, well centered VF $70
MA74739 Boston Cochituate Bank 1853 $5 Unl 130-Unl Unlisted variety with the blue wide F I V E exhibiting tiny irregular margins, well centered, clean & bright AU $145
MA42527 Boston Cochituate Bank 1853 $20 C-620 130-G12 This NEBNCo. prepared note exhibits very small full margins, and is well centered with an ink splatter verso XF+ $170
MA65838 Boston Cochituate Bank 1853 $50 Unl 130-G14 This Rawdon, Wright, Hatch & Edison note has full very irregular margins, smaller at the bottom, good centering CU $235
MA50377 Boston Continental Bank 18-- $1 C-756 160-G2a A tougher ABNCo. engraved note with tiny margins, tight at the bottom right end, a bright & clean remainder CU $520
MA39757 Boston Continental Bank 1861 $5 Unl 160-A5 This is an altered note and is pictured as the plate note in Haxby. It has irregular full margins with the usual soil & wear F $220
MA42895 Boston Franklin Bank 1836 $20 F-438 190-G80 Prepared by New England Bank Note Co., exhibiting three tiny margins with the left end cut into the design slightly AU $115
MA84201 Boston National Bank 1858 $5 Unl 309-A25 An altered note engraved by W.L. Ormsby with very irregular margins and reasonable centering F+ $220
MA85381 Boston Bank of North America 1857 $3 Unl 325-A15 An altered note by the New England Bank Note Co. with an overprinted red T H R E E, margin cut close at the bottom F+ $340
MA89221 Boston Bank of the Republic 1861 $1 Unl 335-A5 An altered note by Baldwin, Bald & Cousland with a red ONE overprint and irregular margins VF $195
MA64108 Boston Traders Bank 1859 $1 Unl 375-A5 An altered IN note by Wellstood, Hay & Whiting; small irregular margins and good centering, SENC in Haxby AU $335
MA50417 Brighton Bank of Brighton 1850 $100 B-747 410-G64 Tiny margins all around, cut in slightly at the top and bottom, punch cancelled, clean for the grade VF $125
MA36517 Brighton Brighton Market Bank 1861 $5 Unl 415-A15 Margins close on this altered note, well circulated, cut in at spots, good color by Bald & Cousland & Co. F+ $145
MA50427 Brighton Brighton Market Bank 1856 $100 Unl 415-C18a This scarce counterfeit has small margins, cut in at the upper right and right end; punch cancelled F $455
MA67539 East Bridgewater East Bridgewater Bank 18-- $1.25 Unl 545-G4 A scarce odd denomination note by Terry, Belton & Co. with irregular tight margins, light. toning at the left end XF+ $355
MA85391 Fall River Fall River Bank 1854 $10 Unl 1230-C100 A counterfeit note engraved by Toppan, Carpenter, Casilear & Co.; margins are small, full and uniform VF+ $195
MA81590 Haverhill Essex Bank 1863 $2 Unl 665-Unl A red T W O overprint variety with full tiny margins; this note has seen a lot of circulation but is all there F++ $110
MA88652 Haverhill Essex Bank 1862 $10 Unl 665-C10a A counterfeit of a New England Bank Note Co. engraving exhibiting irregular small margins & perimeter toning XF $115
MA88891 Holyoke Hadley Falls Bank 18-- $5 H-98 695-G10a A superb Proof on India, PMG 66, EPQ with uniform margins and centering protectors overprinted in red Gem CU $2495
MA75439 Holyoke Hadley Falls Bank 1856 $5 H-98 695-C10 A counterfeit note with a great central vignette of worker with giant machinery, margins are tight all around XF+ $350
MA79120 New Bedford Mechanics Bank 1849 $10 Unl 890-S10 A spurious note of an issue by Rawdon, Wright & Hatch with three large margins, cut close at the bottom AU $275
MA79130 Newburyport Merchants Bank 1857 $2 Unl 910-S5 A Danforth, Wright & Co. engraving, spurious note, with large uniform margins, and well centered VF+ $215
MA61468 North Adams Adams Bank 18-- $50 Unl Unl A beautiful Proof on India by Baldwin, Bald & Cousland with nice uniform margins and centering, P/C rep. perf. CU $1050
MA85401 Northampton Holyoke Bank 1863 $1 Unl 950-G4d Engraved by American Bank Note Co. and overprinted in green overall, with small full margins & several closed P/C VF $105
MA76520 Northampton Northampton Bank 1863 $1 Unl 956-S5 New England Bank Note Co. engraved this spurious note exhibiting small margins and printed signatures Ch Unc $255
MA61478 Provincetown Provincetown Bank 1854 $1 Unl 1030-G2a A Proof on India by Bald, Adams & Co. displaying full uniform margins, good centering and four P/C Ch CU $950
MA79160 Roxbury Peoples Bank 1852 $2 Unl 1065-A10 A Danforth, Bald & Co. note that has been altered with full small margins and good centering F+ $325
MA79170 Roxbury Roxbury Bank 1838 $5 R-503 1075-G22 A tough note in higher grades by Terry, Pelton & Co.with irregular margins, cut through the frame lines in spots VF+ $325
MA56698 Salem Exchange Bank 1855 $3 Unl Unl Another tough note to locate with tiny irregular margins, cut in at several points around the perimeter, clean XF $325
MA50517 Springfield Agawam Bank 1863 $2 A-92 1165-Unl This RWH & E engraved note with small uniform margins, obvious circulation and good centering F+ $70
MA67549 Stockbridge Housatonic Bank 1850 5 Unl 1200-S10 This spurious note by Bateh, Stiles & Co. has tight irregular margins and the usual soil for the grade VF+ $260
MA84191 Stockbridge Housatonic Bank 1857 5 Unl 1200-S20 RWH & E prepared this spurious issue with tiny full margins and green 5--5, Five & geometric underprint F+ $175
MA50527 Taunton Bristol County Bank 18-- $1 Unl 1205-G8 This Proof on India on card by Underwood, Bald, Spencer & Hufty has nice margins and centering, COC CU $850
MA89231 Taunton Bristol County Bank 1863 $5 Unl 1205-S5 This spurioua issue presents American Bank Note Co. as the engraver with full irregular margins F++ $85
MA36474 Ware Hampshire Mfg. Bank 1848 $10 Unl 1250-S5 Full margins on this Spurious note hall-marked with Draper, Toppan & Co. as the engravers, well centered AU $155
MA67559 Westfield Hampden Bank 18-- $2 Unl 1265-G20 Uniform tiny margins and centering on this ABNCo. prepared note exhibiting the wear & soil associated with the grade F+ $205
MA82010 Woburn  Woburn Bank 1862 $10 Unl 1300-S25 This is a quite scarce Spurious note engraved by NEBN Co. with the red T E N overprint; and a great train vignette VF+ $725

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